| 0.0 : TOSS - The coin goes up and lands in favour of Hyderabad. Aiden Markram informs that they will BAT first. |
| Impact players for Hyderabad - Vivrant Sharma, Sanvir Singh, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Marco Jansen. |
| Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Anmolpreet Singh (In for Vivrant Sharma), Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (C), Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, T Natarajan, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi (In for Marco Jansen). |
| Impact players for Lucknow - Swapnil Singh, Daniel Sams, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Arpit Guleria. |
| Aiden Markram, the skipper of Hyderabad, says that they will bat first. Adds that it is pretty good and feels that it is slightly on the drier side. Mentions that they will look to put a good total and put the scoreboard pressure. Reckons that it is all about balance and what is working for the team. Feels that in day games the wicket does not change much and it is about delivering the skills on the day. States they are in a position where they need to win every game and hopes that it brings out |
| Lucknow (Playing XI) - Kyle Mayers, Quinton de Kock (WK), Krunal Pandya (C), Prerak Mankad (In for Deepak Hooda), Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Amit Mishra (In for Swapnil Singh), Yash Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yudhvir Singh (In for Mohsin Khan), Avesh Khan. |
| The match is set to begin. The Lucknow players make their way out on the field. Followed by the opening pair of Hyderabad, Abhishek Sharma and Anmolpreet Singh. It will be Yudhvir Singh to start with the new ball. Here we go... |
| Krunal Pandya, the stand-in skipper of Lucknow is in for a chat. He says that they would've batted first as well. Mentions that it has been a slightly up and down season for them, but it is all about playing the best games from hereon. Adds that they have a couple of changes to their side. |
| 0.1 : Yudhvir Singh to Anmolpreet Singh, Starts with a back-of-a-length delivery on off, Anmolpreet Singh hops and keeps this one out down the wicket. |
| 0.2 : Yudhvir Singh to Anmolpreet Singh, FOUR! Anmolpreet Singh and Hyderabad are underway! Bowls on a good length and outside off, Anmolpreet Singh leans into the drive and times this one to perfection. Gets it through covers for his first boundary. |
| 0.3 : Yudhvir Singh to Anmolpreet Singh, Fuller this time and just outside off, Anmolpreet Singh drives this one crisply but straight to mid off. |
| 0.4 : Yudhvir Singh to Anmolpreet Singh, On a length and outside off, Anmolpreet Singh throws his hands at the ball and slashes this one towards third man for a single. |
| 0.5 : Yudhvir Singh to Abhishek Sharma, WIDE! Loses his radar and slips this one down the leg side, Abhishek Sharma looks to swat this one but misses. The umpire calls it a wide. |
| Yudhvir Singh to Abhishek Sharma, Shortish length and around off, Abhishek Sharma gets on his toes and punches it to point. Wants a single but Anmolpreet Singh says no. |
| 0.6 : Yudhvir Singh to Abhishek Sharma, Abhishek Sharma is off the mark now! Strays onto the pads on a short length, Abhishek Sharma tucks this one off his hips and through square leg. Opens his account with a couple of runs. |
| 1.1 : Kyle Mayers to Anmolpreet Singh, FOUR! Kyle Mayers is welcomed with a boundary! Begins his spell on a fuller length, shaping in, outside off, Anmolpreet Singh plants his foot forward and presents a full face of the bat. Times the drive well and hits it to the right of mid off for four more runs. |
| 0.6 : Who will share the new ball? It is Kyle Mayers. |
| 1.3 : Kyle Mayers to Anmolpreet Singh, Slower and on a length, around leg, Anmolpreet Singh clips it to square leg for one more run. |
| 1.4 : Kyle Mayers to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Nicely played! Goes wide of the crease and angles it on a short length, outside off, Abhishek Sharma stands tall and slaps it over point for his first boundary. |
| 1.2 : Kyle Mayers to Anmolpreet Singh, On a hard length and on off, Anmolpreet Singh drops this one on the leg side and looks for a single. Kyle Mayers gets to the ball quickly and keeps it to a dot. |
| 1.5 : Kyle Mayers to Abhishek Sharma, NO BALL! Slower and into the wicket, Abhishek Sharma pulls it off the back foot to long on for a run. Kyle Mayers has cut the back crease with his trailing leg and Free Hit will follow now. |
| 1.6 : Kyle Mayers to Anmolpreet Singh, Good bumper! Bangs it in short, outside off, Anmolpreet Singh goes for the pull but connects with thin air. |
| 1.5 : Kyle Mayers to Anmolpreet Singh, Nails the yorker, near the tramline on off, Anmolpreet Singh shuffles to go through the off side but misses. |
| 2.2 : Yudhvir Singh to Rahul Tripathi, On a hard length, Rahul Tripathi stays back and keeps this one out on the off side. |
| 2.1 : Yudhvir Singh to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A brilliant review and Yudhvir Singh draws first blood! Bends his back and directs a sharp bumper at the batter, Abhishek Sharma looks to defend by riding on the top of the bounce. The ball climbs on him and catches his gloves on the way to the keeper. Quinton de Kock pouches it safely and starts to celebrate. The umpire is unmoved though and Lucknow opt for the review. The UltraEdge shows a clear spike and the on-field decision will |
| 2.3 : Yudhvir Singh to Rahul Tripathi, Two Leg byes! Another bumper by Yudhvir Singh, Rahul Tripathi shapes to hook but gets hurried in his shot. The ball thuds onto his helmet and goes over first slip. Avesh Khan at third man sprints to his left and balances himself well to keep the ball in play. Saves a couple of runs for his side. |
| 0.0 : Who walks in now? It is Rahul Tripathi. |
| 2.4 : Yudhvir Singh to Rahul Tripathi, In the air but safe! Goes short again does Yudhvir Singh, around off, Rahul Tripathi hops and looks to ramp this one over third man. He does not get enough bat on it but luckily for him, the ball drops short of the rushing Avesh Khan at third man. |
| 2.5 : Yudhvir Singh to Anmolpreet Singh, FOUR! Punished by Anmolpreet Singh! Back of a length and outside off, Anmolpreet Singh backs away in advance and slaps it over point for four more runs. |
| 2.6 : Yudhvir Singh to Anmolpreet Singh, Fuller and outside off, Anmolpreet Singh makes room to access the off side but does not connect. End of an eventful over by Yudhvir Singh. |
| 3.1 : Krunal Pandya to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Floats this around leg, Rahul Tripathi gets inside the line and sweeps it wide of short fine leg. Two fielders perform chase but the ball beats them for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : Krunal Pandya to Rahul Tripathi, Short and on off, Rahul Tripathi punches this one to cover for a dot. |
| 3.3 : Krunal Pandya to Rahul Tripathi, Keeps it short and outside off, Rahul Tripathi works it towards cover and takes a single. |
| 3.4 : Krunal Pandya to Anmolpreet Singh, Darted in full on leg, Anmolpreet Singh clips it through mid-wicket for one more run. |
| 3.5 : Krunal Pandya to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Short and punished! Slightly short and on off, Rahul Tripathi goes back in the crease and pulls it to the right of long on for four more runs. |
| 3.6 : Krunal Pandya to Rahul Tripathi, Sees the batter make room and bowls it short at him, Rahul Tripathi still manages to push it wide of the bowler for a single. |
| 4.1 : Avesh Khan to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! SHOT! Avesh Khan starts with a full delivery, outside off, Rahul Tripathi does not miss out as he drives this one wide of extra cover for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : Avesh Khan to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Smart batting! Sees the batter move to the off side and bowls it on a length, Rahul Tripathi walks across and just guides it to the left of short third man for yet another boundary. |
| 4.3 : Avesh Khan to Rahul Tripathi, Slower and on a good length, outside off, Rahul Tripathi guides this one to deep point for a single. |
| 4.4 : Avesh Khan to Anmolpreet Singh, FOUR! Good placement! Pace on and short as well, on off, Anmolpreet Singh hangs back and opens the bat face. Steers it to the right of short third man for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : Avesh Khan to Anmolpreet Singh, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for Anmolpreet Singh now! On a hard length and outside off, Anmolpreet Singh rides on top of the bounce and punches it wide of backward point for the fourth boundary of the over. |
| 4.6 : Avesh Khan to Anmolpreet Singh, Slower and on a length this time, Anmolpreet Singh pushes this one to deep point and keeps the strike with a single. Another great over for Hyderabad, 18 runs came off it. |
| 5.1 : Yash Thakur to Anmolpreet Singh, Yash Thakur starts with a full one, sliding down leg. Singh nudges it to the leg side. |
| 5.2 : Yash Thakur to Anmolpreet Singh, Anmolpreet Singh hangs back and cuts this length ball to deep point for a single. |
| 5.3 : Yash Thakur to Rahul Tripathi, Length ball, on the pads. Rahul Tripathi tucks it to the leg side. |
| 5.5 : Yash Thakur to Aiden Markram, Length ball, tailing into the batter. Aiden Markram blocks it from inside the crease. |
| 5.4 : Yash Thakur to Rahul Tripathi, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Hyderabad now lose a wicket against the run of play. Yash Thakur picks up his first wicket. A really good short ball, it climbs on the batter and takes Rahul Tripathi by surprise. The batters goes for the hook shot but only manages to get a thick outside edge. Quinton de Kock times his jump perfectly and grabs a stunning catch. One-handed! Only QDK can pull it off. |
| Aiden Markram is the new man in. |
| 5.6 : Yash Thakur to Aiden Markram, Yash Thakur hurls in a length ball, on off. Aiden Markram blocks it out solidly. |
| 6.1 : Amit Mishra to Anmolpreet Singh, Pushed through quicker, on off. Singh gets it out to point. |
| 6.2 : Amit Mishra to Anmolpreet Singh, FOUR! Easy pickings! Half-tracker, wide of off. Singh rocks back and cuts it hard through point for a cracking boundary. |
| 6.3 : Amit Mishra to Anmolpreet Singh, Around off, pushed to the off side. |
| 6.4 : Amit Mishra to Anmolpreet Singh, Pitched up, on off. Singh drives it to extra cover. The fielder there makes a half-stop by diving to his right. |
| 6.5 : Amit Mishra to Anmolpreet Singh, Darted on the pads, Singh tucks it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! As both teams head into the first strategic break of the game, neither side will be too disappointed with this start. Hyderabad did lose Abhishek Sharma early but Anmolpreet Singh and Rahul Tripathi kept finding the boundaries and by doing so, have set a solid base. On the other hand, Lucknow will be relieved to see the back of Rahul Tripathi and will look to tighten the screws against the newly arrived Aiden Markram. |
| 6.6 : Amit Mishra to Aiden Markram, Another single now! Aiden Markram gets off the mark finally. It is very full, outside off. Markram leans in and pushes it gently into covers for one. |
| 7.1 : Yudhvir Singh to Aiden Markram, 1 run. |
| 7.2 : Yudhvir Singh to Anmolpreet Singh, Fuller, on leg. Singh clips it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.3 : Yudhvir Singh to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Cracking shot Yudhvir Singh goes full and honing in at the stumps, Aiden Markram picks the length early and powers it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 7.4 : Yudhvir Singh to Aiden Markram, Fuller one driven down to long on for one. |
| 7.5 : Yudhvir Singh to Anmolpreet Singh, Fuller and outside off, Anmolpreet Singh shuffles and has a swipe across the line. He connects with thin air though. |
| 7.6 : Yudhvir Singh to Anmolpreet Singh, FOUR! Goes with the change of pace and ends up bowling a low full toss, outside off, Anmolpreet Singh drives it wide of extra cover for yet another boundary. |
| 8.1 : Amit Mishra to Aiden Markram, Tossed up, full on middle and leg, Aiden Markram works it towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 8.2 : Amit Mishra to Anmolpreet Singh, Floated, full on off, Anmolpreet Singh knocks it down to long off for a single. |
| 8.3 : Amit Mishra to Aiden Markram, SIX! Up and over! Mishra bowls the googly, full and turning in on middle, Aiden Markram reads it well and smokes it over long on for a maximum. |
| 8.4 : Amit Mishra to Aiden Markram, Leg break this time, full and outside off, Aiden Markram drives this one to deep point for a single. |
| 8.6 : Amit Mishra to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! Excellent shot! Heinrich Klaasen gets off the mark with a boundary. It is floated and full, on off. Heinrich Klaasen gets low and reverse hits it behind point for a fine boundary. |
| 9.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Aiden Markram, Shorter one, on off. Markram flicks it through mid on for a single. |
| 9.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Heinrich Klaasen, Leg spinner, on a shorter side. Heinrich Klaasen pulls it to deep square leg for one more. |
| 9.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Aiden Markram, Half tracker, attacking the sticks. Aiden Markram knocks it down to long on for one. |
| 8.5 : Amit Mishra to Anmolpreet Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! Anmolpreet Singh finally gets his man! Amit Mishra gives the ball air and floats this one, full on off, Anmolpreet Singh dances down the track and looks to work it towards long on. Closes the bat face early and pays the price. Gets a leading edge that lobs back to the bowler. Mishra in his follow through accepts it gleefully. He is pumped as he gets his first wicket of the game. |
| Ravi Bishnoi to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Cracking shot. Pitched up, outside off. Aiden Markram gives himself some room and crunches it through the cover region. |
| 9.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Aiden Markram, A single now as Markram works this full ball down to mid on. |
| 9.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Heinrich Klaasen, Pushed through quicker, on the pads. Heinrich Klaasen tucks it through mid-wicket for one more. |
| 10.1 : Amit Mishra to Aiden Markram, Bowls a fullish delivery, around leg, Aiden Markram squeezes this one to deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 10.2 : Amit Mishra to Aiden Markram, Pushed through, short on leg, Aiden Markram pushes this one off the back foot to short cover. |
| 10.3 : Amit Mishra to Aiden Markram, Floats this one, full on middle and leg, Aiden Markram clears his front leg and heaves it down to long on for a single. |
| 10.4 : Amit Mishra to Heinrich Klaasen, Flighted, full and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen knocks it down to long off for one. |
| 10.5 : Amit Mishra to Aiden Markram, Shortens his length and bowls it on leg, Aiden Markram goes back and pulls it towards wide long on for a couple of runs more. |
| 10.6 : Amit Mishra to Aiden Markram, Shorter again and on off, Aiden Markram pushes it back to the bowler for a dot. |
| 11.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Heinrich Klaasen, Tossed up, full and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen drives it straight to short cover. |
| 11.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! Put away! Drops it short and on the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen goes back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 11.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! Short and dispatched! Bowls this one way down the track on middle, Heinrich Klaasen does not miss out as he deposits this one well over deep mid-wicket for six runs. |
| 11.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Heinrich Klaasen, Googly, short and turning in, on middle, Heinrich Klaasen punches it wide of deep point for a couple of runs more. |
| 11.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Heinrich Klaasen, Keeps it short and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen cuts it to deep cover for one more run. |
| 11.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Aiden Markram, Shorter and on middle, Aiden Markram punches it to long on and keeps the strike with one. |
| 12.2 : Krunal Pandya to Glenn Phillips, OUT! TIMBER! Krunal Pandya strikes again and this time, he removes Glenn Phillips! Bowls this one flatter and shorter, on off, Glenn Phillips goes back in his crease to defend but plays down the wrong line. Similar to the previous delivery, the ball spins away and sneaks past the outside edge. Knocks back the off stump and Glenn Phillips departs for a golden duck. Krunal Pandya is on a hat-trick now. |
| 12.3 : Krunal Pandya to Abdul Samad, Bowls at the stumps, on a short length, Abdul Samad knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 12.4 : Krunal Pandya to Abdul Samad, Keeps it short and on off, Abdul Samad pushes it down to long on and opens his account with a single. |
| 12.5 : Krunal Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Short and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen cuts it to deep cover for a single. |
| 12.1 : Krunal Pandya to Aiden Markram, OUT! STUMPED! Krunal Pandya gets rid of his counterpart! Tosses this one nicely, slightly shorter, on middle, Aiden Markram gets deceived in the flight and uses his feet to access the leg side. The ball spins away sharply after pitching and beats the outside edge of Markram's bat. Markram is in no position to slide his foot back inside the crease and Quinton de Kock behind the wicket does the rest. Glenn Phillips is the new man in. |
| 12.6 : Krunal Pandya to Abdul Samad, Floated, full and on off, Abdul Samad drives it straight to mid off for a run. |
| 13.1 : Yash Thakur to Heinrich Klaasen, Banged in short and on middle, Heinrich Klaasen pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 13.2 : Yash Thakur to Abdul Samad, Fuller this time and outside off, Abdul Samad drives it straight to short cover. |
| 13.3 : Yash Thakur to Abdul Samad, SIX! Abdul Samad goes straight! On a hard length, outside off, Abdul Samad puts the dancing shoes on and thumps it over long off for a maximum. |
| 13.4 : Yash Thakur to Abdul Samad, Slower and into the wicket, Abdul Samad pulls it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 13.5 : Yash Thakur to Heinrich Klaasen, Goes slower again and short, around off, Heinrich Klaasen slaps it down the ground. The long off and long on fielders converge and keep it to two. |
| 13.6 : Yash Thakur to Heinrich Klaasen, Touch fuller, on off. Heinrich Klaasen knocks it to the right of extra cover and scampers across for a quick single. |
| Strategic break! Heinrich Klaasen still remains to be at the crease and he is the key for Hyderabad. Abdul Samad has been impressive down the order. If these two can take it deep, then Hyderabad could well post a solid total on the scoreboard. Krunal Pandya turned the match on its head by striking on consecutive deliveries. Lucknow will be aiming to pick a couple more wickets and get into the tail-enders. |
| 14.1 : Krunal Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Cramps the batter for room, on a short length, Heinrich Klaasen can only push it back to the bowler. |
| 14.2 : Krunal Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Slower and shorter, on off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it off the back foot to long off for a single. |
| 14.3 : Krunal Pandya to Abdul Samad, Bowls on the stumps, Abdul Samad gets forward and keeps it out on the off side. |
| 14.4 : Krunal Pandya to Abdul Samad, Tosses this one, short on off, Abdul Samad blocks this one out towards cover. |
| 14.5 : Krunal Pandya to Abdul Samad, Quicker this time and short, on middle, Abdul Samad pushes this one back to Krunal Pandya. |
| 14.6 : Krunal Pandya to Abdul Samad, Darted onto the pads, on a full length, Abdul Samad clips it to deep mid-wicket and settles with one. |
| 15.1 : Amit Mishra to Abdul Samad, Pushed through quicker, on off. Samad pushes it to mid off for one. |
| 15.2 : Amit Mishra to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! HUGE! Incredible shot. Back of a length, on off. Heinrich Klaasen backs away and sends it sailing over the wide long on fence. |
| 15.3 : Amit Mishra to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! BANG! It is quicker and full, on leg stump. Heinrich Klaasen clears his front leg and tonks it over the long on fence once again. This goes way back into the stands. |
| 15.4 : Amit Mishra to Heinrich Klaasen, Much fuller, wide of off. Heinrich Klaasen slashes it to backward point. |
| 15.5 : Amit Mishra to Heinrich Klaasen, WIDE! The umpire now signals a wide as this one goes past the tramline outside off. |
| Amit Mishra to Heinrich Klaasen, On off, defended back to the bowler. |
| 15.6 : Amit Mishra to Heinrich Klaasen, Shorter, outside off. Klassen chops it to deep point for one. 15 runs from the over. Heinrich Klaasen is taking the charge here. |
| 16.1 : Krunal Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Flatter and quicker, on off. Heinrich Klaasen knocks it to covers. |
| 16.2 : Krunal Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Fuller, on middle, an arm ball this time. Heinrich Klaasen eases it back to the bowler. |
| 16.3 : Krunal Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Floated and full, on off. Klaasen drives it down the ground. One taken. |
| 16.4 : Krunal Pandya to Abdul Samad, SIX! BOOM! Abdul Samad now gets into the act. It is very full, in the slot. Samad gets under it and smokes it over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 16.5 : Krunal Pandya to Abdul Samad, On the pads, Samad flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 16.6 : Krunal Pandya to Abdul Samad, Flatter one, around off. Samad defends it out solidly from inside the crease. |
| 17.1 : Yash Thakur to Heinrich Klaasen, Thakur goes full, on leg. Heinrich Klaasen wrists it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.2 : Yash Thakur to Abdul Samad, This is pitched up, on off. Samad drills it down to long on and gets to the other end. |
| 17.3 : Yash Thakur to Heinrich Klaasen, Heinrich Klaasen now mistime his pull down to long on. It meets the fielder on a bounce. They cross. |
| 17.4 : Yash Thakur to Abdul Samad, A sharp bouncer, wide outside off. This one stays inside the tramline according to the umpire. |
| 17.5 : Yash Thakur to Abdul Samad, Slower one, wide of off, shaping away. Abdul Samad fails to pick it up early. Two dots in a row now. |
| 18.1 : Avesh Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, Avesh Khan fires in a yorker, on leg stump. Heinrich Klaasen drills it to long on for one. |
| 17.6 : Yash Thakur to Abdul Samad, FOUR! EDGY! Does not matter how the runs come at this stage. It is a short one, wide outside off. Abdul Samad gets way across and goes for the hook shot. The ball flies off the top-edge and runs down to the third man fence. |
| 18.2 : Avesh Khan to Abdul Samad, SIX! ALL THE WAY! A full toss, outside off. Samad stands tall and smacks it through the line. Samad ends up middling it and the ball flies over the long on fence. |
| Halt! Seems like the ball has been lost and the umpires have asked for a replacement. The fourth umpire brings out a set of balls for the on-field umpires to choose from. |
| 18.4 : Avesh Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! Edgy! Back of a length, on off. Heinrich Klaasen goes for the pull shot. It catches the top-edge and flies down to thrid man. One bounce and over the ropes. |
| 18.3 : Avesh Khan to Abdul Samad, The crowd has certainly got back to life. Avesh Khan cannot nail his yorker, it in fact comes out as a high full toss. Samad whips it behind square of the leg side. Krunal Pandya challenges the decision and fortunately it goes his way. No Free Hit coming up. They only get a single off it, |
| 18.4 : Halt! Seems like things out in the middle have heated up after that overturned decision. Live pictures show that the Lucknow dugout is unhappy with what looks like a crowd issue. The players and support staff have taken their seats and the play will resume now. |
| 18.5 : Avesh Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, A wide yorker, on the money. Heinrich Klaasen tries to slash at it but misses. |
| 18.6 : Avesh Khan to Heinrich Klaasen, OUT! CAUGHT! Solid catch in the deep. A full toss, on off. Heinrich Klaasen smokes it down the park. Flat and hard, although he does not get the desired distance on it. Prerak Mankad takes a sharp catch near the ropes. The halt migh've killed the momentum for Klaasen. |
| 19.1 : Yash Thakur to Abdul Samad, Length, on off, blocked out solidly. |
| 19.2 : Yash Thakur to Abdul Samad, Superb variation by Thakur. A slower bumper, wide of off. Samad tries to chase it away but misses. Abdul Samad thinks it should be a wide due to height and takes it upstairs. The replays confirm that Samad hops inside the crease and this remains as a fair delivery. |
| 19.3 : Yash Thakur to Abdul Samad, Full and on off. Samad is unable to work it away. |
| 19.4 : Yash Thakur to Abdul Samad, SIX! Back of a length, on off. Samad swivels and pulls it way over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 18.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes out to bat now. It will be Yash Thakur to bowl the final over. |
| 19.5 : Yash Thakur to Abdul Samad, Fuller, on leg. Samad clips it through square leg for one. |
| 19.6 : Yash Thakur to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, A couple to end the inning! Yash Thakur serves a full toss, on the body. Bhuvneshwar Kumar whips it to deep mid-wicket. The batters push hard for two runs and make it safely. Hyderabad end with 182/6. |
| A decent end to the innings for Hyderabad and they have ended with a challenging total on the board! After Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to put runs on the board, Hyderabad lost Abhishek Sharma early but Anmolpreet Singh and Rahul Tripathi got them off to a flier. From 61-1, Hyderabad were soon reduced to 115-5. Abdul Samad and Heinrich Klaasen then got together and resurrected the innings with a counter-attacking 58-run stand. The latter was dismissed towards the end but Samad ba |
| For Lucknow, Yudhvir Singh was the given new ball and he repaid the skipper's faith in him by accounting for Abhishek Sharma. However, the rest of the bowling unit was unable to capitalise on that early scalp. They did pull things back by chipping in with wickets at regular intervals. Despite having Hyderabad 5 wickets down, they let it slip and allowed the hosts to rebuild the innings and now have a tricky total to chase. Krunal Pandya was the pick of the bowlers for his side with figures of |
| Heinrich Klaasen is in for a chat. He mentions the wicket changed quickly in the middle. Adds that it is starting to turn a little bit. Reckons that the bowlers should mantain their length, and not bowl too full. Informs that the wicket is on the slower side but hopes that the natural variation can do its trick. Tells that he is disappointed with the crowd. Also says that the umpiring decisions were not too great as well, but that is part and parcel of the game. |
| Right then, Hyderabad will feel that they are slightly ahead in the game at the halfway mark. They have posted what looks like an above-par total and the onus is now on their spinners to work their magic. On the other hand, Lucknow will take the positive that they have managed to keep Hyderabad under 200. Having said that, their batters have their work cut out on this spinning surface. Stick around as the chase is not far away... |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| We are back for Lucknow's reply. The Hyderabad players are seen in a huddle near the ropes. |
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